Pop Crunch — The Year of Perry? Quite possibly. Singer Katy Perry notched a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to just [...] more info

Topix — Katy Perry performs at the Grammy Nominations Concert last November. Nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced last night. more info

Stereogum — MTV has released the nominations list for this year’s VMA’s, and those three faces — Adele, Katy Perry, Kanye, are amongst the leaders across the board. Also notable: A Best New Artist nod for Tyler, The Creator. Wherever you stand on OFWGKTA a... more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry felt like she had woken up on Christmas Day when she discovered she had received nine MTV Video Music Awards nominations. The 'California Gurls' singer is up for more prizes than any other artist and she still can't quite believe how many ... more info

Perez Hilton — And who could blame her? Nine noms is VERY impressive! After the 2011 MTV VMA nominees were announced, and Katy Perry learned she was the most-nominated artist with 9 noms, she reacted quite enthusiastically: "I have nine nominations!" "Nine? I thoug... more info

CNN Showbiz — Expect plenty of fireworks from Katy Perry at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, as the California singer leads all contenders with nine nominations. more info

Perez Hilton — Yesterday, before the 2011 MTV VMA nominees were announced, we felt we had a pret-ty good idea of who might be included in the list. Now, the nominees have been announced, and it seems to be all about Katy Perry and Adele this year! Katy leads the pa... more info

USA Today Music — Adele tied Kanye West with seven nominations. Bruno Mars nabbed four. more info

People.com — Kanye West and Adele are hot on her heels, with seven nods each more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry leads the nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), scoring nods in nine categories. The 26-year-old singer saw four of her tracks nominated for awards, with 'Last Friday Night (T. G. I. F)' up for Best Pop Video, 'Teenage Dream' ... more info